Cigarette holder



June 24, 1947.

E. A. WALTERS CIGARETTE HOLDER Filed Feb. 7, 1947 INVENTOR: E rnesf A. Walters ATTOR N E Y Patented June 24, 1947 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;-

CIGARETTE HOLDER Ernest A. Walters, Detroit, Mich.

Application February 7, 1947, Serial No. 727,215

- 4 Claims. 1

My improvement pertains to cigarette holders of the type which includes a mouth-piece and a trough-like casing mounted on the end thereof and enclosing from below and from the sides the cigarette held within said mouth-piece. The object of my invention is to provide a device which not only will prevent spilling of cigarette ashes but which will assure even burning of the cigarette within the casing. Another purpose of my improvement is to provide a holder in which a cigarette is disposed within a casing but out of touch with the wall thereof, to eliminate the possibility of imparting to the smoke of the cigarette the objectionable taste of heated metal. Another object of my improvement is to provide a holder which may be easily cleaned and in which an element serving to support a cigarette inside the casing, serves also as an element to support the holder in a horizontal position providing a fiat base on which the holder may rest.

Other features of my improvement will become apparent in the course of the description thereof with reference to the drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my holder with a cigarette disposed within;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional View on line 22 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a bottom view of the holder;

Figure 4 is an exploded view of a part of the length of the casing and an element to be attached thereto, both being shown in perspective;

Figure 5 is a sectional view on line 5-5 of Figure 2;

Figure 6 is a perspective view of my holder partly broken oil and disclosing a modified shape of the cigarette containing casing.

Similar numerals refer to throughout the several views.

The holder includes a mouth-piece ll] of the conventional shape into which one end of cigarette may be inserted axially, and an elongated casing I l. The latter is preferably made of sheet metal, out of one blank which is shaped into a similar parts trough-like container open at top but including a cylindrical clamping portion [2 for a gripping engagement with the surface of the outer end of the mouth-piece H). A similar cylindrical formation I3 is included in its outer end. In this case however, said outer portion includes prongs l4 bent inwardly, to assume radial positions and to form a grill-like end closure for said casing.

In the mid-section where the casing is open, its walls l5 rise upwardly from what is the normal horizontal position of the holder, in a substantially parallel relation to each other. The

bottom of the casing is provided with two lateral slits l6 and I1, said slits serving for reception of a removable cigarette holding element best shown in Figure 4. The element comprises a fiat base IS, a forked prop l9 rising vertically from one end thereof, and a narrow lug 20 rising upwardly from the opposite end of the element. The prop and the lug may be pressed into the respective slits to project inwardly into the casing where they act as supporting members for the cigarette, holding same above bottom surface of said casing.

The cigarette supporting element shown in Figure 4, may be easily removed When it is desired to have the container cleaned of resinous residue or adhering ashes. When in place, it serves to hold the cigarette above the bottom of container ll thus allowing free circulation of air within the container and under the cigarette, thus insuring even burning of the cigarette. It also serves as a base for the cigarette holder. Being flat it prevents the holder from rolling over laterally.

It will be noted that the diameter of the container is larger than that of the circular end portions l2 and I4. By reason of that feature, the mouth-piece disposed axially with respect to the container is out of contact with the surface of the object on which the holder may be placed.

The metal cigarette casing described above is substantially semi-circular in cross-section having the shape of a letter U, the bottom of the formation being round. As a modification thereof I am also showing in Figure 6, a casing similar to that already described, and including all its features except that the casing has a fiat base and two side walls rising upwardly therefrom. The end portions 24 and 25 are cylindrical like the corresponding end portions 12 and I3 in the casing first described herein.

Having described my invention, what I wish to claim is the following:

1. In a cigarette holder of the kind described in combination with a mouthpiece, a detachable cigarette enclosure formed of one blank of sheet metal into a trough-like casing having cylindrical end members, and a removable clip fitting into the casing through slits in the bottom, the clip serving as a supporting base for the casing and as a means to support a cigarette therein out of contact with the wall thereof.

2. In a cigarette holder of the kind described in combination with the mouthpiece, a troughlike casing made of metal and having two laterally disposed slits in the bottom, and a clip including a fiat body and two upwardly bent members spaced. from each other, said members fitting into said slits and extending into said casing to serve as a support for a cigarette therein.

3. In a cigarette holder of the kind described in combination with the mouthpiece, a cigarette enclosing trough open at top and having a split cylindrical end sleeve for frictional engagement with the outer end of the mouthpiece, the bottom of the enclosure being provided with two lateral slits spaced from each other, and a cigarette supporting member having a flat body and two end prongs turned upwardly and passing through said slits into the interior of the casing to support a cigarette therein out of contact with the wall of said casing.

4. In a cigarette holder of the kind described and including a mouth-piece, an oblong cigarette enclosure, fitting over the outer end of the mouth-piece, the enclosure being open at top and provided with two spaced slits disposed laterally in the bottom of the casing, and a member to support a cigarette in the casing above the bottom, said member including a fiat body disposed outside the casing on the underside thereof and two prongs turned upwardly and extending into said casing through said slits.

ERNEST A. WALTERS. 

